And another quick update. What can I say, you're reviews are encouraging. That, and I really have no other thing to do at the moment. Anyways, please enjoy.

Guest: Yup, Ryuga's sarcasm is the best. I don't really remember that part, but I haven't watched Fury in as much detail as I have Masters. I'm guessing it was when Kenta challenged him to a battle before following him around.

.paul: Another fast update, then. The two of them could have had an awesome brotherly relationship if the anime wasn't so Gingka-centered. So, I'll take it to myself to uncover all the things that could have happened in the show in this fic.

QueensKhioneandFernis: Yes, someone did say Excalibur XD. I'm glad you liked the battle so much and that I could write a battle more awesome than the anime. Take that, the original. The EU team will appear again soon. Quite soon, actually. After your review, I've been wanting to write an Excalibur and Gan Gan Galaxy centered story which I probably will (maybe, maybe not).

resplandorrosa626: Well, Tsubasa should be the leader. He's the oldest, the most mature one (more like the only mature one) and he has experience in tough situations because of his career. I'm pretty sure Yu wanted to make Madoka the leader in the show as well. Then again, she's the only one who can keep Gingka, Masamune and Yu in line. So, she could be the second-in-command or something? Well, I'm glad you like the parts I change. Those are the things I really wish happened in the show. Somehow, after writing this fic, my appreciation for Masters had lowered a lot. Or maybe it's just the fact that I've almost memorized it with how much I watched it.

Guest #2: Finally, someone caught that. I wanted to incorporate the Koma Village episodes in the chapter aside from the whole returning thing. Same, the anime was almost my entire childhood (Still is a huge part of my life).

Mawazo: Thank you! Characterization has always been one of my strongest points for certain characters (or so I think). Then again, I haven't thought about it in a while and back then, I wasn't really good at much. Still, thanks a lot. Of course, writing a story is more difficult than writing a review but still. You're English is pretty good. The fact that Yu lost so easily annoyed me so much, I actually began to write this fic and didn't stop until I reached that chapter. Of course, I added some more later but back then, it was chapter seven. Yes, Excalibur is pretty strong, which is also one of the reasons I made Gan Gan Galaxy lose, because no matter how much better they are than the anime, they aren't invincible and can lose to teams like Excalibur. I think that whenever people write fics for any series with stronger characters, they forget that.

Sequestration: Chapter 10: Ambush

Yu ran around the streets of Greece, his joyous laughter echoing in the lane over the chatter of the people who were too busy to notice him. It had been a few days since the Festival of Warriors and the team had decided to start their tram battle training from the scratch. However, they had been too stressed by the consecutive beatings by Excalibur and Ryuga which naturally led to a lot of fights, enough to cause Madoka to nearly disband Gan Gan Galaxy. Wang Hu Zhong had been just in time to help them, keeping the team together.

They had declared the day as a break from all sorts of training since they'd started training like madmen, all day long without any breaks.

Yu, Mei-Mei and Chao Xin had decided to visit the zoo nearby. Of course, Yu being Yu had left them behind a while ago.

Yu stopped running when he realized where he was. He seemed to have come out of the crowded part of the city and entered an abandoned alleyway. Yu couldn't make out the end of the alley, met with darkness when he tried.

All of a sudden, he didn't want to go further ahead on his own. He wanted to see someone familiar. Heck, he'd even put up with Chao Xin's attitude, especially around girls. Anything than being in that creepy place.

He turned around, not really remembering where he had come from. However, he hadn't gone very far when he heard something and, on reflex, launched Libra in the direction of the sound. The green bey was met with another one.

The two beys clashed in the middle of the alley. The bey kept Libra on its Spin Track, preventing Yu from looking away from the battle. Once Libra got the upper hand, Yu looked around for anyone, only to be met with no one.

"Okay, who's there?" he asked loudly. He was met with no reply, aside from the echo of his own voice.

A clash brought his attention back to the battle, where Libra was holding its own against the bey. He should leave while he could, before anything big happened. Madoka would be furious if his bey returned looking like it had been hit by a steamroller. He moved his arm to return Libra, but before it could get anywhere, Yu became aware of searing pain at the back of his head.

The last thing he remembered before blacking out was the mysterious bey returning to...somewhere.

"You lost him?!" Masamune rounded on the Wang Hu Zhong members, who looked ashamed.

Mei-Mei nodded, her usually bright eyes downcast. "We tried to follow him, but the crowd was too big for us to move anywhere. And we haven't seen him since."

The rest of Gan Gan Galaxy shared a look. It had been almost half a day. They didn't really blame the two, since they themselves had lost Yu on many occasions. However, that had always been in Metal Bey City, a place Yu had come to know like the back of his hand.

Tsubasa broke the unsettling silence. "For now, we should go look for him. It wouldn't be the first time he's gotten lost and turned up at the end of the day. If we don't find anything by eight, we'll report his missing."

Only he could stay calm at a time like that. Masamune glanced at the clock. 6:30. They had an hour and a half. Masamune allowed himself to calm down. It wasn't the first time Yu had gotten lost.

He tried to ignore the part of his brain that said that it had been at his home.

Soon, they had all split up, searching the city in pairs: Mei-Mei and Madoka, Tsubasa and Chi-Yun, Dashan and Gingka and Masamune and Chao Xin.

Unfortunately, for the last group, neither of the two had brought a watch. So, they had searched until it had gotten really dark.

Chao Xin looked at the sky, unlike Masamune who looked around wildly, as if Yu would suddenly pop out of anywhere. "It's getting late. We should head back."

Masamune rounded on him in a matter of seconds. "But we haven't found him yet! He could be anywhere!"

"Exactly. He could be anywhere. We can't check all of Greece in the span of one night," Chao Xin stated calmly, unlike his green clad companion. He had never seen Masamune act like that. He was so nervous and jittery, it was as if he'd been replaced by a look alike.

"But..."

Whatever argument Masamune had, it died on his lips when Chao Xin held up a hand. "Masamune, the only thing we can do is continue our search in the morning."

Masamune shook his head, acting more like the stubborn person Chao Xin had met in Hong Kong. However, he came to a stop, sighing in a downcast manner that was really unlike his usual upbeat demeanor. Honestly, this side of Masamune unnerved Chao Xin. "Who knows what he's going through right now..."

Chao Xin made no comment to that. He had a feeling Masamune needed it off his chest and if there was anything he'd learned at the Beylin Temple, it was that the best course of action was to trust one's instinct.

"He's only eight, Chao Xin. Eight!"

Chao Xin stared at Masamune, who kept ranting about what condition he could be in. His mind, however, was stuck on the previous sentence. Yu was just eight? Yes, he had known that he was a kid (or a dwarf), but an eight year old had managed to get into the World Championships, when many older and more experienced competitors couldn't?

That kid had some serious skills if he managed to become the youngest competitors in the tournament.

He was brought out of his train of thoughts when Masamune heaved a huge sigh. "Thanks for listening to...that." Chao Xin opted not to point out that he'd stopped listening after the second sentence. "We should get back."

The two turned to leave, but Masamune suddenly halted, his brown eyes opening wide like saucers as he stared at some glistening object in the ground. "Masamune?" The blader didn't answer and instead, bent to pick the object.

Chao Xin had a sudden epiphany as he stared at the object - no, the bey. Even in the dim moonlight, there was no mistake the light green color.

Libra. Or at least, a part of its fusion wheel.

Masamune's hand tightened around the piece and Chao Xin finally looked at his companion, almost flinching at the sheer fury in his eyes. He couldn't exactly blame him. If one of his teammates had gone missing and their bey had been found in such a state, he'd be furious as well.

Chao Xin was about to call out to his companion when the sound of something spinning on the ground reached their ears. The two turned back to the path they had come to find a bey with a dark energy ring that could have been any color in the dark.

The bey sped to the other side of the alley. Chao Xin had a bad feeling about it but before he could voice anything, Masamune sped after the bey, leaving him no choice but to follow.

Masamune ran through the alleyway with a speed that would make a cheetah jealous. Turning around a corner, he stopped when he saw no lead to the bey. Leaning on his knees, he panted, but even so, glared at the pavement. He didn't know who the bey belonged to, but he knew one thing for sure. It was related to Yu's disappearance. There was no way he was letting any clue get away.

The sound of footsteps reached his ears, alerting him immediately. Masamune turned around, only to be met with nothing but thin air.

Still looking around, he didn't notice a shadow loom over him until it was too late, before all turned black.

Chi Yun and Tsubasa walked in silence, making their way back to the hotel. Their search had ended without any discoveries. Chi Yun frowned. He had hoped that they would find something. He didn't like it when people were upset about something. He knew all too well what it felt like when the world seemed to be against you.

Tsubasa was tense as he walked next to him, his golden eyes scanning the streets discreetly. It was almost as if he was suspecting that they were being followed. Chi Yun didn't comment though. It could have been just his nerves for all he knew. Tsubasa had always been a mystery to him.

Tsubasa's eyes darted left and right slowly, trying to pick up even the slightest movements, the slightest irregularity in the scene. As an agent, he had been trained to have a sort of a sixth sense when it came to stealth and at the moment, his internal alarms were blaring.

He was glad Chi Yun didn't comment. He had surely noticed and thankfully had the sense not to ask if something was wrong. Had it been one of his teammates, they'd have asked him for sure. He didn't want the stalker to be alerted.

His lips twitched downwards. Something wasn't right. It was as if that guy was inexperienced at this. He wasn't even making an effort to hide himself. Almost as if he wanted to be caught. Was it a trap? Or was he overthinking things?

Tsubasa had no time to ponder on a third possibility, for as soon as they had turned into an alleyway, the place was filled with some sort of white cloud. Tsubasa covered his mouth, immediately recognizing the smell of anesthesia. However, they couldn't move any further since the gas had obscured almost their entire vision.

Trained agent or not, Tsubasa had his limits. It was only a matter of time before he caved, falling limp on the ground, unconscious.

Gingka walked around the city that night. They had come back from their search and not only had there been no sign of Yu, the rest of his teammates hadn't returned either, with the exception of Madoka. The brunette had warned everyone against going around alone, but Gingka decided to make ne exception to that. He needed to be alone and think about it.

Madoka and Wang Hu Zhong were probably talking to Ryo and Hikaru, informing them of the matter. Gingka found himself glancing at the sky, watching the constellations shine in the dark sky. He eyes swam over the many patterns, locking themselves on Libra and Aquila.

"Where are you guys?" he asked no one in particular.

Suddenly, his eyes caught movement around a nearby street and, instinctively, he followed it. Footsteps echoed in his ears as he ran, but he wasn't sure if they were his own or someone else's. "Wait up!" he called, groaning when the person sped up even more.

Madoka would have his head for leaving. Running after unidentified people wasn't going to make it any better.

Gingka kept running, not really sure how long he had been at it. He came to a halt when he met a dead end, the wall to high to be climbed. Gingka looked around. The only way out of the corner was back, so where was the person he had been following? He had made sure to keep his in sight, so where had he gone?

Something hit him at the back of his head and Gingka fell to the ground, groaning. His eyelids fell shut, but not before he saw something blond and a pair of purple eyes at him.

Seconds later, the world around him faded to black.

Yes, I went that far. Because seriously, I don't care if it's an anime, you can't just let children travel the world on their own. It's dangerous, even if you're the crazy Gan Gan Galaxy. I really don't know what the anime creators were thinking. In the original beyblade, there was at least Tyson's grandfather travelling with them, even if it was for a small part. Okay, rant over.

By the way, can you guess who Gingka's kidnapper was?